Health needs assessment of children in secure settings

The project was commissioned by the former East Midlands CSIP Office on behalf of the relevant PCTs. To examine the physical and mental health status of children in secure settings using structured assessment tools To identify current healthcare provision To identify gaps when needs and provision are compared To provide information to help develop outcomes for children and young people To contribute to the development of recommendations for commissioner

Out of sight, out of mind - the state of mental healthcare in prison

Out of sight, Out of mind - The state of mental healthcare in priso

New futures health trainers: an impact assessment

Although the health of the UK population has improved significantly over the last century, inequalities in health still exist, with some of Britain’s biggest killers being ‘preventable’ illnesses. The 2004 white paper ‘Choosing Health: Making Healthy Choices Easier’ aimed to introduce initiatives to reduce inequalities in health. One such initiative was ‘Health Trainers’ – a new role staffed by individuals drawn from and based in deprived areas. This role aimed to offer people in deprived communities practical advice about health improvement, and to facilitate access to health services This report aims to examine the impact of introducing the ‘New Futures Health Trainer’ role into criminal justice settings in terms of: a) Training for the Health Trainer Tutors/the development of the Health Trainer training course b) The impact of the training on the New Futures Health Trainers c) The organisational consequences of the role d) The impact of New Futures Health Trainers on clinical outcomes for prisoners/offenders on probation, and e) A brief examination of the relationship between ‘early adopter’ sites for Health Trainers in the community, and the prison/probation equivalen

Mapping the introduction of a mental health awareness in custodial settings self-directed workbook across eight care services improvement partnership patches

Approximately 90% of prisoners experience mental health problems, substance misuse problems or both. However, prison reception screening tools are not always effective in enabling staff to identify mentally disordered prisoners. Therefore, to ensure that these individuals get access to appropriate care, custodial staff should be trained in recognising the signs and symptoms of mental health disorders, and in effectively working with these individuals. This paper charts the pilot implementation of a mental health awareness workbook designed for use in custodial settings across England. It examines the variety of approaches adopted to implement the workbook, staff views on the usefulness of the workbook, and barriers to implementation encountered in each area. Recommendations made for best practice in delivering the workbook in other areas suggest a need for changes to its format, but also that time should be ring-fenced for staff to participate in this training, in groups led by experts such as in-reach team members

Healthcare policy for those on probation operates on a wing and a prayer

Over 200,000 offenders on are probation in the UK. Recently, probation has been extended to all those released from prison. Offenders are often socially excluded, deprived and highly vulnerable, with a high prevalence of physical and mental health problems compared to the general population. Here, Charlie Brooker outlines how this vulnerable population can fall through gaps in healthcare policy

Prison mental health spend in the East Midlands 2007-2009

Prison mental health spend in the East Midlands 2007-200

Inside out: the case for improving mental health care across the criminal justice system

Inside Out: the case for improving mental health care across the criminal justice syste

Health needs assessment of short sentence prisoners

Health Needs Assessment of Short Sentence Prisoner

The criminal justice and health group: research report (2006/9)

Professor Brooker came into post in January 2006 and with funding attached to his chair had appointed a full time research assistant (CS) and a PhD student on a bursary within four months of arriving. The group has grown steadily and a second RA joined the team in 2008 (CF). Latterly administrative support was offered by Katherine Onion and now Sue Bowler has taken on this role with through funding for the Research for Patient benefit Study. A number of other honorary appointments have also been made notably Fiona Gale, Damian Mitchell and Sara Moore. The group has sought to maximise research and consultancy income through diverse relationships with stakeholders in the criminal justice system these include: the Department of Health, the East Midlands Regional CSIP Office, local NHS and probation partners, Policy Exchange, the Church of England1, and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health. Our overarching aim has been to undertake work that has the potential to improve the health outcomes for offenders be these adults or children. It is not surprising that mental health has been a major concern but we have been eclectic and have addressed a broader range of health issues particularly those that might be described as primary care/public health in orientation. The field of criminal justice and health is small but a fast-growing one as the fundamental inequalities for offender healthcare begin to be recognised by the mainstream NHS. Our group has made a significant impact in terms of outputs and in terms of the development of research capacity in this field. We would like to think that we have been a small drum that has beaten loudly

Offender health [PI Position Paper 2/17]

This Position Paper addresses the health needs of offenders under supervision in the community and presents principles for improving these services and the take up and use of services